The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), reports that “an additional 24.4 million teachers in primary education and some 44.4 million teachers for secondary education” will be needed for universal basic education by 2030. Yet, in the United States alone the number of preservice teachers completing their training dropped 20% between 2013 and 2019. Globally, the challenges prospective teachers face attempting to complete their training to enter a profession with low wages and a lack of public respect have been identified and documented. One key indicator of completion and retention rates within teachers ranks is a sense of self-worth, defined as a blend of Maslow’s Self-Actualization and the power component of Glazer’s Choice Theory. The need to proactively empower preservice educators with tools for attaining self-actualization and owning a sense of their own self worth and personal power is at the core of PRAE: Professional Reciprocal Altruism in Education. This grounded theory offers a philosophical bridge to connect the power construct of Choice Theory with the empowerment and satisfaction attained through self-actualization through values congruence. This workshop offers a direct experience with the employment of PRAE as a tool for young educators to identify with their ability to self-actualize and afford the fulfillment and sense of personal purpose that empowers educators to serve their students and communities.

Authors:
Kimberly Greene, University of Massachusetts Global, United States
Jessica Bogunovich, University of Massachusetts Global, United States

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Dr. Kimberly Greene chairs UMass Global's MAE along side Dr. Jessica Bogunovich who chairs the Teacher Credentials and the MAT.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jessica-bogunovich-a684105b/

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